John S. Dickerson
John S. Dickerson (born 1982) is a Christian pastor, author[1] and a nationally-awarded American journalist.[2][3][4] He has written essays and opinion columns for USA Today,[5] CNN,[6] The New York Times Sunday Opinion Page,[7] and the religion pages of The Washington Post[8]
In 2004, he joined The Scottsdale Times as a staff writer and later became features editor.[9] While at The Scottsdale Times, his reporting earned honors from the Arizona Press Club.[10][11][12][13] The Arizona Newspaper Association named him non-daily "Journalist of the Year" in 2007.[14] He then took a staff writer position at the Phoenix New Times, an alternative weekly owned by Village Voice Media.[15]
In 2009, he was named winner of the $10,000 Livingston Award for Young Journalists.[16] "The Livingston Awards for excellence by professionals under the age of 35 are the largest all-media, general reporting prizes in American journalism.[17]" Charles Gibson (ABC News), Michele Norris (NPR), Tom Brokaw and Clarence Page are among the judges[18] who selected Dickerson's investigative series about medical regulations in Arizona, "Prescription for Disaster",[19] as the national winner for local reporting. The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies also named Dickerson national winner for investigative reporting.[20] Three of his stories are printed in the book anthology Best AltWeekly Writing 2009 and 2010, published by Northwestern University Press.[21] Dickerson eventually left Phoenix New Times to pastor Cornerstone Church in Prescott, Arizona.[22]
His book The Great Evangelical Recession[23] (Baker Publishing Group, 2013), combines his investigative journalism background with his embedded understanding of American Christianity as an insider. The book documents the decline of Christianity in the United States and suggests potential solutions for American church leaders.[24] Ken Auletta, media critic for The New Yorker, endorsed the book: "A first rate journalist and writer, Dickerson writes with empathy, preferring to explain rather than scold. He's written an illustrious book."[25]
In 2015 Dickerson accepted the role of Teaching Pastor in Residence at Venture Christian Church in Los Gatos, California.[26] The same year, HarperCollins publishers' Zondervan released his book, I Am Strong: Finding God's Peace and Strength in Life's Darkest Moments, in which he reveals a rare medical condition with stroke-like symptoms and offers hope to those enduring chronic sickness or loss.,[27][28]
References
- ^ Baker Publishing Group Author Profile, August 2012
- ^ Midland Daily News, June 24, 2009
- ^ Hedler, Ken (August 16, 2009). "Achievers: Journalist wins national award, becomes minister". The Daily Courier. Prescott, Arizona. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ Phoenix New Times, June 11, 2009
- ^ http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/12/23/joy-world-christ-birth-christmas-suffering-hope-column/77701752/ "Christmas Hope Eases Suffering," USA Today, December 23, 2015
- ^ "How to Unite a Divided America", CNN Opinion, Nov 13, 2016
- ^ "The Decline of Evangelical America", The New York Times, December 15, 2012
- ^ "What Conservatives Should Learn", The Washington Post, January 31, 2013
- ^ The Daily Courier, August 16, 2009
- ^ Arizona Press Club Awards, 2004
- ^ Arizona Capitol Times, May 18, 2009
- ^ Arizona Press Club Awards, 2006
- ^ Arizona Press Club Awards, 2007
- ^ Midland Daily News, June 24, 2009
- ^ Village Voice Media Awards
- ^ The Livingston Awards for Young Journalists, winners
- ^ The Livingston Awards for Young Journalists, about
- ^ The Livingston Awards for Young Journalists, judges
- ^ Phoenix New Times, investigative report
- ^ Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, September 21, 2009
- ^ Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, February 5, 2010
- ^ Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, August 17, 2009
- ^ book page, Baker Publishing Group, January 2013
- ^ ASSIST News Service, November 2, 2012
- ^ JohnSDickerson.com, December 2012
- ^ PrescottENews, April 2015
- ^ Zondervan, I Am Strong
- ^ Google Books. I Am Strong